Deputies: Man ran, had illegal shotgun

Rick Clark, 23, of 5511 Long St., Monroe, was booked into Ouachita Correctional Center on charges of illegal carrying of a weapon, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, possession of an illegal weapon and resisting arrest.

In an arrest affidavit, deputies said they saw three men standing in an abandoned lot in the 600 block of Standifer Street. When deputies announced their presence, Clark started running.

Deputies caught Clark. During a search, deputies found three live 12-gauge shotgun shells and a single-shot 12-gauge shotgun.

Deputies said the shotgun had been modified and the serial number had been scratched off. Clark told deputies he kept the weapon on him for "protection."